Tuesday, May 1, 2012
How the GOP Became a Party of Whiners Over Osama Bin Laden Video
Michael Tomasky: How the GOP Became a Party of Whiners Over Osama
by Michael Tomasky May 1, 2012 4:45 AM EDT
Republicans love to act like tough guys. Yet it's the Democrat in the
White House who got bin Laden—and the GOP that's throwing a temper
tantrum about a modest Obama ad.
It couldn't be more hilarious, watching these Republicans rend their
garments over the Obama administration's bin Laden video. Imaging the
paroxysms we'd have been forced to endure if George W. Bush had iced
the dreaded one is all we need to do to understand how hypocritical it
all is. But what obviously gets under Republicans' skin is not the
fact of this video's existence, but the fact that Barack Obama got him
and they didn't, which destroys their assumption of the past decade
that they are "the 9/11 party." And more than that—and this is the
real story here—it's the fact that the Democrats don't appear to be
afraid of the Republicans anymore. That, to Republicans, is what's
truly unacceptable.
Have you watched the video? Well, click the link and do so. It's
hardly capital P political. It's about how the president is all alone
when making such decisions. Bill Clinton provides the narration—a
gentlemanly gesture, I thought, since Obama hasn't always ladled great
praise in Bill's direction. It's a clever validation, so that it's not
Obama himself or some hired-hand voice-over bragging on the exploit,
but one of the few living other men who has occupied that office.
The allegedly controversial turn is taken when the video starts to
mount the argument that if Mitt Romney had been president, bin Laden
would still be busy keeping those four wives satisfied. The 2007
Romney quote invoked in the ad went: "It's not worth moving heaven and
earth spending billions of dollars just trying to catch one person."
It's supposed to be outrageous, or something, that the video used only
that quote and makes no reference to some clarifying remarks Romney
made later that year.
So this is the new standard for political ads—that if a politician
said something about Topic X and an ad quotes it, that's no longer
good enough? Suddenly it's only acceptable if the ad makers scour the
record for everything the candidate said and then take care to ensure
that the full measure of the candidate's views is fairly represented?
Okay. Let's hold Romney's campaign and American Crossroads and all the
rest of them to that standard this fall. By the way, what Romney said
one month after the initial comments was this: "We'll move everything
to get him. But I don't want to buy into the Democratic pitch that
this is all about one person ... It's more than Osama bin Laden. But
he is going to pay, and he will die." To the folks at Fox News the
Obama ad was under some mystical obligation to note this instance of
ass-covering.
Which Romney undertook, incidentally, after he was attacked by John
McCain for not being sufficiently hawkish on the bin Laden question.
Today, of course, McCain is up there excoriating the president who was
sufficiently hawkish on bin Laden. Allegedly it's hypocritical of
Obama because Hillary Clinton ran an ad that mentioned bin Laden in
2008, and the Obama people complained about it. OK, McCain has a point
there. It was stupid of the Obama people to whine about that in 2008.
If McCain had stopped there, fine. But he also said, "Shame on Barack
Obama for diminishing the memory of September 11."
Republicans will try to intimidate the president into not mentioning
how he got bin Laden—because they know it hurts them and makes them
look like the incompetents they are.
Oh, please. See, it works like this. The rule is: Only Republicans are
allowed to even mention September 11. Because it happened on their
watch, you see. In a rational world, that would count as a demerit—and
indeed might have led to George W. Bush's removal from office, or at
least to far more strenuous demands that he offer proof that he took
that August 6 PDB seriously. But in the "Americaland"
parallel-universe amusement-park ride the GOP took us all on over the
past decade, it actually registers a plus, because it gives them the
right to speak about how it felt to be in charge on that awful day,
how hideously unknowable the burden was, etc. They own, so they
believe, the stories, the images, the pain. So they're allowed to
speak for America on the subject in a way they believe Democrats are
not.
Given this context, it really grates their cheese that Obama, of all
people, is the one who has earned the right to boast about killing bin
Laden. Bush had seven years. In the immediate aftermath of the
attacks, no stone would be unturned in the search, he vowed. A mere
few months later, Bush was "truly not that concerned about him." This
was one of the most jaw-dropping things I've ever heard a president
say. Imagine if Roosevelt had said that in the spring of 1942 about
Admiral Yamamoto. Or indeed, imagine if Obama had come into office
saying that. He'd have been ... I guess I'm not allowed to say
crucified, but something close to that. Instead, Obama did the
opposite. He actually was concerned about where bin Laden was, and he
did the brave thing that Bush notably and demonstrably failed to do.
And that accomplishment has reversed the so-called natural order of
things. For Republicans, 9/11 politics are supposed to be permanently
frozen in mid-2002, with Democrats shivering like Proust under the
bedcovers as all the manly Republican men (Five-deferments Cheney and
the rest) explained to America that Saddam Hussein was an immediate
threat and that anyone who didn't agree with this assertion hated
freedom. They knew all this, you understand, because they were in
office on the fateful day, which gave them "credibility" on these
matters.
Between now and November, the Republicans will try to do two things re
bin Laden. They'll try to say it wasn't that big a deal. "Even Jimmy
Carter," Mitt Romney said yesterday, would have issued the order. Why
"even" Jimmy Carter? Carter actually did issue a very risky order, and
even though it went the wrong way on him, the evidence tells us that
of course he would have. Bill Clinton also tried to get him, but
missed him by a couple of hours. So the president to question on this
score is Bush.
And second, they'll wail about 9/11 whenever Democrats do mention bin
Laden. They will do this not because Republicans have dedicated
themselves to preserving the memory of 9/11. Rather, they'll do it in
an effort to intimidate Democrats into not mentioning it—because they
know it hurts them and makes them look like the incompetents they are.
Well it's not 2002, and Democrats should be afraid no longer.
HELP SAVE THE PROSPECT: Word trickled out Monday that The American
Prospect, the important liberal-opinion journal, is having funding
issues and may have to close its doors in May. This would be
unspeakably sad. TAP, as we call it, has been a great and necessary
magazine for two decades. Founded in Cambridge by a remarkable trio of
intellectuals—Bob Kuttner, Paul Starr, and Robert Reich—the Prospect
started life as a quarterly journal, publishing important policy
debates and analyses. It moved to Washington and became over time more
of a political magazine. It was an innovator among its competitors in
adapting to the Web, starting a staff blog back in 2002, well before
most other magazines.
I know this history well because I had the distinct privilege of
editing the magazine from 2003 to 2006 (note: My wife, Sarah Kerr, is
currently the books and culture editor). The people who have either
worked there or regularly written for it make for an astonishing list:
Jim Fallows, Josh Marshall, Ezra Klein; Matt Yglesias, our own
Michelle Goldberg, Jonathan Cohn of The New Republic, Nick Confessore
of the Times, and dozens more whose names are a tad less prominent but
who are highly regarded journalists in their subject areas. Through
the writing-fellows program, the Prospect has established a proud
record of identifying talented young people and nurturing their
skills. The magazine has done an enormous amount of good and has had
tremendous impact over the years. If you can think of a way to help
the magazine in its hour of need, please let us know.
More:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/05/01/michael-tomasky-how-the-gop-became-a-party-of-whiners-over-osama.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=cheatsheet_morning&cid=newsletter%3Bemail%3Bcheatsheet_morning&utm_term=Cheat+Sheet
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Have a great day,
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by Michael Tomasky May 1, 2012 4:45 AM EDT
Republicans love to act like tough guys. Yet it's the Democrat in the
White House who got bin Laden—and the GOP that's throwing a temper
tantrum about a modest Obama ad.
It couldn't be more hilarious, watching these Republicans rend their
garments over the Obama administration's bin Laden video. Imaging the
paroxysms we'd have been forced to endure if George W. Bush had iced
the dreaded one is all we need to do to understand how hypocritical it
all is. But what obviously gets under Republicans' skin is not the
fact of this video's existence, but the fact that Barack Obama got him
and they didn't, which destroys their assumption of the past decade
that they are "the 9/11 party." And more than that—and this is the
real story here—it's the fact that the Democrats don't appear to be
afraid of the Republicans anymore. That, to Republicans, is what's
truly unacceptable.
Have you watched the video? Well, click the link and do so. It's
hardly capital P political. It's about how the president is all alone
when making such decisions. Bill Clinton provides the narration—a
gentlemanly gesture, I thought, since Obama hasn't always ladled great
praise in Bill's direction. It's a clever validation, so that it's not
Obama himself or some hired-hand voice-over bragging on the exploit,
but one of the few living other men who has occupied that office.
The allegedly controversial turn is taken when the video starts to
mount the argument that if Mitt Romney had been president, bin Laden
would still be busy keeping those four wives satisfied. The 2007
Romney quote invoked in the ad went: "It's not worth moving heaven and
earth spending billions of dollars just trying to catch one person."
It's supposed to be outrageous, or something, that the video used only
that quote and makes no reference to some clarifying remarks Romney
made later that year.
So this is the new standard for political ads—that if a politician
said something about Topic X and an ad quotes it, that's no longer
good enough? Suddenly it's only acceptable if the ad makers scour the
record for everything the candidate said and then take care to ensure
that the full measure of the candidate's views is fairly represented?
Okay. Let's hold Romney's campaign and American Crossroads and all the
rest of them to that standard this fall. By the way, what Romney said
one month after the initial comments was this: "We'll move everything
to get him. But I don't want to buy into the Democratic pitch that
this is all about one person ... It's more than Osama bin Laden. But
he is going to pay, and he will die." To the folks at Fox News the
Obama ad was under some mystical obligation to note this instance of
ass-covering.
Which Romney undertook, incidentally, after he was attacked by John
McCain for not being sufficiently hawkish on the bin Laden question.
Today, of course, McCain is up there excoriating the president who was
sufficiently hawkish on bin Laden. Allegedly it's hypocritical of
Obama because Hillary Clinton ran an ad that mentioned bin Laden in
2008, and the Obama people complained about it. OK, McCain has a point
there. It was stupid of the Obama people to whine about that in 2008.
If McCain had stopped there, fine. But he also said, "Shame on Barack
Obama for diminishing the memory of September 11."
Republicans will try to intimidate the president into not mentioning
how he got bin Laden—because they know it hurts them and makes them
look like the incompetents they are.
Oh, please. See, it works like this. The rule is: Only Republicans are
allowed to even mention September 11. Because it happened on their
watch, you see. In a rational world, that would count as a demerit—and
indeed might have led to George W. Bush's removal from office, or at
least to far more strenuous demands that he offer proof that he took
that August 6 PDB seriously. But in the "Americaland"
parallel-universe amusement-park ride the GOP took us all on over the
past decade, it actually registers a plus, because it gives them the
right to speak about how it felt to be in charge on that awful day,
how hideously unknowable the burden was, etc. They own, so they
believe, the stories, the images, the pain. So they're allowed to
speak for America on the subject in a way they believe Democrats are
not.
Given this context, it really grates their cheese that Obama, of all
people, is the one who has earned the right to boast about killing bin
Laden. Bush had seven years. In the immediate aftermath of the
attacks, no stone would be unturned in the search, he vowed. A mere
few months later, Bush was "truly not that concerned about him." This
was one of the most jaw-dropping things I've ever heard a president
say. Imagine if Roosevelt had said that in the spring of 1942 about
Admiral Yamamoto. Or indeed, imagine if Obama had come into office
saying that. He'd have been ... I guess I'm not allowed to say
crucified, but something close to that. Instead, Obama did the
opposite. He actually was concerned about where bin Laden was, and he
did the brave thing that Bush notably and demonstrably failed to do.
And that accomplishment has reversed the so-called natural order of
things. For Republicans, 9/11 politics are supposed to be permanently
frozen in mid-2002, with Democrats shivering like Proust under the
bedcovers as all the manly Republican men (Five-deferments Cheney and
the rest) explained to America that Saddam Hussein was an immediate
threat and that anyone who didn't agree with this assertion hated
freedom. They knew all this, you understand, because they were in
office on the fateful day, which gave them "credibility" on these
matters.
Between now and November, the Republicans will try to do two things re
bin Laden. They'll try to say it wasn't that big a deal. "Even Jimmy
Carter," Mitt Romney said yesterday, would have issued the order. Why
"even" Jimmy Carter? Carter actually did issue a very risky order, and
even though it went the wrong way on him, the evidence tells us that
of course he would have. Bill Clinton also tried to get him, but
missed him by a couple of hours. So the president to question on this
score is Bush.
And second, they'll wail about 9/11 whenever Democrats do mention bin
Laden. They will do this not because Republicans have dedicated
themselves to preserving the memory of 9/11. Rather, they'll do it in
an effort to intimidate Democrats into not mentioning it—because they
know it hurts them and makes them look like the incompetents they are.
Well it's not 2002, and Democrats should be afraid no longer.
HELP SAVE THE PROSPECT: Word trickled out Monday that The American
Prospect, the important liberal-opinion journal, is having funding
issues and may have to close its doors in May. This would be
unspeakably sad. TAP, as we call it, has been a great and necessary
magazine for two decades. Founded in Cambridge by a remarkable trio of
intellectuals—Bob Kuttner, Paul Starr, and Robert Reich—the Prospect
started life as a quarterly journal, publishing important policy
debates and analyses. It moved to Washington and became over time more
of a political magazine. It was an innovator among its competitors in
adapting to the Web, starting a staff blog back in 2002, well before
most other magazines.
I know this history well because I had the distinct privilege of
editing the magazine from 2003 to 2006 (note: My wife, Sarah Kerr, is
currently the books and culture editor). The people who have either
worked there or regularly written for it make for an astonishing list:
Jim Fallows, Josh Marshall, Ezra Klein; Matt Yglesias, our own
Michelle Goldberg, Jonathan Cohn of The New Republic, Nick Confessore
of the Times, and dozens more whose names are a tad less prominent but
who are highly regarded journalists in their subject areas. Through
the writing-fellows program, the Prospect has established a proud
record of identifying talented young people and nurturing their
skills. The magazine has done an enormous amount of good and has had
tremendous impact over the years. If you can think of a way to help
the magazine in its hour of need, please let us know.
More:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/05/01/michael-tomasky-how-the-gop-became-a-party-of-whiners-over-osama.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=cheatsheet_morning&cid=newsletter%3Bemail%3Bcheatsheet_morning&utm_term=Cheat+Sheet
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Have a great day,
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Have a great day,
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Gun Facts 6.1 now available
For release May 1, 2012
Gun Facts Version 6.1 Released
Celebrating May Day by annoying socialists with freedom
San Francisco, CA – May 1, 2012: The latest edition of Gun Facts, the
de facto desk reference for debunking gun control mythology, was
released today and marks its twelfth year in production.
"A wise general once said that when the enemy is on the run, shoot
them in the back," said Guy Smith, editor of Gun Facts. "The gun
control industry has been in full retreat for a decade and I'm
accelerating that process."
Gun Facts categorizes gun control misinformation, and then lists lies
told by gun control advocacy groups. For each piece of anti-gun
propaganda, Gun Facts provides debunking data and over 530 detailed
footnotes citing reliable, independent sources. Anyone can use Gun
Facts to quickly look-up a gun control industry lie and find rock-
solid data to discredit the misinformation.
"In our twelfth year of publication, Gun Facts has earned a large
following that use it daily to defeat gun control initiatives," said
Smith. "Gun Facts has been so useful to so many folks, in over 165
countries around the globe, that it is now the de facto desk reference
for people who prefer freedom."
Over 100 pages, Gun Facts covers topics ranging from "assault weapons"
to concealed carry to gun control's failure around the world. In
every topic chapter, Gun Facts lists each lie told by the gun control
industry using their language. Readers can search the electronic
version of the book to instantly find a lie and the facts that debunk
it.
"Our goal is to pass information ammo to the troops," said Smith. "Gun
Facts is for every man and woman fed-up with intellectual cads lying
while trying to swipe their freedom. This is why Gun Facts is
downloaded over 58,000 times in slow months. The information is
valuable and the price – free – is popular."
Gun Facts has always been available for purchase in print, but with
version 6.1 the price has dropped again and the availability has been
expanded. The new print version is sold through Amazon.com and other
outlets.
"If Michael Bloomberg thought I was slowing down, then he is thinking
as poorly as always," said Smith. "Some fights are eternal, so Gun
Facts will be updated and published as long as I am around … longer
once it is turned over to a foundation."
About Gun Facts: Gun Facts is the de facto desk reference for
debunking gun control myths. In publication for over twelve years,
Gun Facts has been called "indispensible" by Cam Edwards of NRA News
and is regularly promoted at gun rights conferences and talk radio
programs. Gun Facts has been downloaded into over 165 countries and
has an estimated edition circulation of over a million copies.
About Guy Smith: Guy Smith is a San Francisco-based writer, political
pundit and provocateur. At times Smith has been a cowboy, surfer,
computer guru and a marketing strategist. Throughout he has been a
libertarian, committed to expanding all freedoms and dressing down
politicians in the process. He is an expert on gun control policy and
propaganda analysis. Smith contributes Op/Ed pieces to major
metropolitan newspapers (San Francisco Chronicle, Oakland Tribune).
Guy is a popular guest on talk radio all over America and has been an
invited speaker at multiple gun rights policy conferences as well as
the Libertarian Party national convention.
www.GunFacts.info
www.GuySmith.org
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Gun Facts Version 6.1 Released
Celebrating May Day by annoying socialists with freedom
San Francisco, CA – May 1, 2012: The latest edition of Gun Facts, the
de facto desk reference for debunking gun control mythology, was
released today and marks its twelfth year in production.
"A wise general once said that when the enemy is on the run, shoot
them in the back," said Guy Smith, editor of Gun Facts. "The gun
control industry has been in full retreat for a decade and I'm
accelerating that process."
Gun Facts categorizes gun control misinformation, and then lists lies
told by gun control advocacy groups. For each piece of anti-gun
propaganda, Gun Facts provides debunking data and over 530 detailed
footnotes citing reliable, independent sources. Anyone can use Gun
Facts to quickly look-up a gun control industry lie and find rock-
solid data to discredit the misinformation.
"In our twelfth year of publication, Gun Facts has earned a large
following that use it daily to defeat gun control initiatives," said
Smith. "Gun Facts has been so useful to so many folks, in over 165
countries around the globe, that it is now the de facto desk reference
for people who prefer freedom."
Over 100 pages, Gun Facts covers topics ranging from "assault weapons"
to concealed carry to gun control's failure around the world. In
every topic chapter, Gun Facts lists each lie told by the gun control
industry using their language. Readers can search the electronic
version of the book to instantly find a lie and the facts that debunk
it.
"Our goal is to pass information ammo to the troops," said Smith. "Gun
Facts is for every man and woman fed-up with intellectual cads lying
while trying to swipe their freedom. This is why Gun Facts is
downloaded over 58,000 times in slow months. The information is
valuable and the price – free – is popular."
Gun Facts has always been available for purchase in print, but with
version 6.1 the price has dropped again and the availability has been
expanded. The new print version is sold through Amazon.com and other
outlets.
"If Michael Bloomberg thought I was slowing down, then he is thinking
as poorly as always," said Smith. "Some fights are eternal, so Gun
Facts will be updated and published as long as I am around … longer
once it is turned over to a foundation."
About Gun Facts: Gun Facts is the de facto desk reference for
debunking gun control myths. In publication for over twelve years,
Gun Facts has been called "indispensible" by Cam Edwards of NRA News
and is regularly promoted at gun rights conferences and talk radio
programs. Gun Facts has been downloaded into over 165 countries and
has an estimated edition circulation of over a million copies.
About Guy Smith: Guy Smith is a San Francisco-based writer, political
pundit and provocateur. At times Smith has been a cowboy, surfer,
computer guru and a marketing strategist. Throughout he has been a
libertarian, committed to expanding all freedoms and dressing down
politicians in the process. He is an expert on gun control policy and
propaganda analysis. Smith contributes Op/Ed pieces to major
metropolitan newspapers (San Francisco Chronicle, Oakland Tribune).
Guy is a popular guest on talk radio all over America and has been an
invited speaker at multiple gun rights policy conferences as well as
the Libertarian Party national convention.
www.GunFacts.info
www.GuySmith.org
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Re: A simple Tea Party Message
What -- exactly -- did Bush do to 'cause' the depression?
He certainly BEGAN numerous efforts that have MAINTAINED the depression or otherwise prevented recovery ... but then Obama CONTINUED and EXPANDED these efforts to prevent recovery.
Regard$,
--MJ
"Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed." -- Friedrich Nietzsche
At 01:41 PM 5/1/2012, you wrote:
All false. We are in the middle of the Great
Dubya Depression. He caused it.
On Apr 29, 8:08 am, THE ANNOINTED ONE <markmka...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Not too optimistic....
>
> Happy Anniversary Harry Reid!!!!!!
>
> Today is an anniversary for Harry Reid and the Party of Poverty. It
> is a day they are going to ignore and they will hope that Americans
> ignore too.
>
> What is the Harry Reid anniversary and why should we rub it in their
> faces?
>
> It has been three years since the Senate passed a budget. By law they
> are required to every year. But Harry Reid thinks the laws don't
> apply to him or any other members of the Party of Poverty.
>
> History is always instructive. That is why liberals hate history so
> much and never want us to look back at it. Let's look back at some
> recent history.
>
> In 2006, Americans got tired of big government Republicans and voted
> in socialist Democrats. Before the Democrats took over in 2007, the
> Senate had been passing a budget every year. When they took over,
> unemployment was at 4.6% and gas was around $2 a gallon. The economy
> was growing at a brisk clip.
>
> Now five and a half years later, we are in the middle of the Great
> Obama Depression.
>
> The first, second and third concerns of almost every American is the
> economy. Americans are worried about their jobs, their incomes and
> their homes. That does not even take into account that taxmegeddon
> is coming in January.
>
> Harry Reid does not want to pass a budget because if he did the
> American people would not be happy with the priorities of the Party of
> Poverty.
>
> Unfortunately for America, Mitt Romney and the Republican leadership
> are slightly less clueless than a lobotomized rabbit.
>
> The Republicans could have a decent year with numbers in their favor
> and Tea Party activists out supporting great Tea Party candidates like
> Richard Mourdock in Indiana and Jamie Radtke in Virginia.
>
> If the Republicans had a clue, this year could be a tsunami for them
> that could break the back of the Party of Socialism.
>
> Unfortunately the Republicans do not understand messaging. Mitt
> Romney is more worried about his hair than his message. He is showing
> up for debate club while Barack Obama is showing up for fight club!
>
> Here is how the Republicans win this race. Here is how you destroy
> the Obama, Pelosi, Reid axis of fiscal evil.
>
> Every Republican needs to have the same message, from Mitt Romney (who
> is not a Tea Party Candidate) to Charlotte Bergman, who is a Tea Party
> Candidate running for Congress in 9th Congressional District of
> Tennessee.
>
> The message is simple. The last time Republicans were in charge,
> unemployment was at 4.6%, gas was near $2 a gallon and the economy was
> growing. Then 90% of college graduates could find employment and
> today half cannot.
>
> Are you better off now than you were six years ago?
>
> The Party of Poverty and their sycophants in the drive by media are
> doing a good job on messaging. They have their war on women message
> and Tea Party extremist message. None of that can stand up to this
> simple message. Are you better off now than you were six years ago.
>
> In 1980, Ronald Reagan took the message of, "Are you better off now
> than you were four years ago," and used it to break the back of the
> Carter campaign. Americans understand this.
>
> The Republicans are not perfect, but they are better than the
> alternative. Mitt Romney is far from perfect and my expectations of
> him are very low. However, he is not an anti-American Marxist and he
> is the only alternative to the anti-American Marxist in the White
> House.
>
> Republicans, if you get serious about messaging you can destroy the
> Democrats in this election.
>
> The question we all have is, are you?
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Re: A simple Tea Party Message
All false. We are in the middle of the Great
Dubya Depression. He caused it.
On Apr 29, 8:08 am, THE ANNOINTED ONE <markmka...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Not too optimistic....
>
> Happy Anniversary Harry Reid!!!!!!
>
> Today is an anniversary for Harry Reid and the Party of Poverty. It
> is a day they are going to ignore and they will hope that Americans
> ignore too.
>
> What is the Harry Reid anniversary and why should we rub it in their
> faces?
>
> It has been three years since the Senate passed a budget. By law they
> are required to every year. But Harry Reid thinks the laws don't
> apply to him or any other members of the Party of Poverty.
>
> History is always instructive. That is why liberals hate history so
> much and never want us to look back at it. Let's look back at some
> recent history.
>
> In 2006, Americans got tired of big government Republicans and voted
> in socialist Democrats. Before the Democrats took over in 2007, the
> Senate had been passing a budget every year. When they took over,
> unemployment was at 4.6% and gas was around $2 a gallon. The economy
> was growing at a brisk clip.
>
> Now five and a half years later, we are in the middle of the Great
> Obama Depression.
>
> The first, second and third concerns of almost every American is the
> economy. Americans are worried about their jobs, their incomes and
> their homes. That does not even take into account that taxmegeddon
> is coming in January.
>
> Harry Reid does not want to pass a budget because if he did the
> American people would not be happy with the priorities of the Party of
> Poverty.
>
> Unfortunately for America, Mitt Romney and the Republican leadership
> are slightly less clueless than a lobotomized rabbit.
>
> The Republicans could have a decent year with numbers in their favor
> and Tea Party activists out supporting great Tea Party candidates like
> Richard Mourdock in Indiana and Jamie Radtke in Virginia.
>
> If the Republicans had a clue, this year could be a tsunami for them
> that could break the back of the Party of Socialism.
>
> Unfortunately the Republicans do not understand messaging. Mitt
> Romney is more worried about his hair than his message. He is showing
> up for debate club while Barack Obama is showing up for fight club!
>
> Here is how the Republicans win this race. Here is how you destroy
> the Obama, Pelosi, Reid axis of fiscal evil.
>
> Every Republican needs to have the same message, from Mitt Romney (who
> is not a Tea Party Candidate) to Charlotte Bergman, who is a Tea Party
> Candidate running for Congress in 9th Congressional District of
> Tennessee.
>
> The message is simple. The last time Republicans were in charge,
> unemployment was at 4.6%, gas was near $2 a gallon and the economy was
> growing. Then 90% of college graduates could find employment and
> today half cannot.
>
> Are you better off now than you were six years ago?
>
> The Party of Poverty and their sycophants in the drive by media are
> doing a good job on messaging. They have their war on women message
> and Tea Party extremist message. None of that can stand up to this
> simple message. Are you better off now than you were six years ago.
>
> In 1980, Ronald Reagan took the message of, "Are you better off now
> than you were four years ago," and used it to break the back of the
> Carter campaign. Americans understand this.
>
> The Republicans are not perfect, but they are better than the
> alternative. Mitt Romney is far from perfect and my expectations of
> him are very low. However, he is not an anti-American Marxist and he
> is the only alternative to the anti-American Marxist in the White
> House.
>
> Republicans, if you get serious about messaging you can destroy the
> Democrats in this election.
>
> The question we all have is, are you?
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Dubya Depression. He caused it.
On Apr 29, 8:08 am, THE ANNOINTED ONE <markmka...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Not too optimistic....
>
> Happy Anniversary Harry Reid!!!!!!
>
> Today is an anniversary for Harry Reid and the Party of Poverty. It
> is a day they are going to ignore and they will hope that Americans
> ignore too.
>
> What is the Harry Reid anniversary and why should we rub it in their
> faces?
>
> It has been three years since the Senate passed a budget. By law they
> are required to every year. But Harry Reid thinks the laws don't
> apply to him or any other members of the Party of Poverty.
>
> History is always instructive. That is why liberals hate history so
> much and never want us to look back at it. Let's look back at some
> recent history.
>
> In 2006, Americans got tired of big government Republicans and voted
> in socialist Democrats. Before the Democrats took over in 2007, the
> Senate had been passing a budget every year. When they took over,
> unemployment was at 4.6% and gas was around $2 a gallon. The economy
> was growing at a brisk clip.
>
> Now five and a half years later, we are in the middle of the Great
> Obama Depression.
>
> The first, second and third concerns of almost every American is the
> economy. Americans are worried about their jobs, their incomes and
> their homes. That does not even take into account that taxmegeddon
> is coming in January.
>
> Harry Reid does not want to pass a budget because if he did the
> American people would not be happy with the priorities of the Party of
> Poverty.
>
> Unfortunately for America, Mitt Romney and the Republican leadership
> are slightly less clueless than a lobotomized rabbit.
>
> The Republicans could have a decent year with numbers in their favor
> and Tea Party activists out supporting great Tea Party candidates like
> Richard Mourdock in Indiana and Jamie Radtke in Virginia.
>
> If the Republicans had a clue, this year could be a tsunami for them
> that could break the back of the Party of Socialism.
>
> Unfortunately the Republicans do not understand messaging. Mitt
> Romney is more worried about his hair than his message. He is showing
> up for debate club while Barack Obama is showing up for fight club!
>
> Here is how the Republicans win this race. Here is how you destroy
> the Obama, Pelosi, Reid axis of fiscal evil.
>
> Every Republican needs to have the same message, from Mitt Romney (who
> is not a Tea Party Candidate) to Charlotte Bergman, who is a Tea Party
> Candidate running for Congress in 9th Congressional District of
> Tennessee.
>
> The message is simple. The last time Republicans were in charge,
> unemployment was at 4.6%, gas was near $2 a gallon and the economy was
> growing. Then 90% of college graduates could find employment and
> today half cannot.
>
> Are you better off now than you were six years ago?
>
> The Party of Poverty and their sycophants in the drive by media are
> doing a good job on messaging. They have their war on women message
> and Tea Party extremist message. None of that can stand up to this
> simple message. Are you better off now than you were six years ago.
>
> In 1980, Ronald Reagan took the message of, "Are you better off now
> than you were four years ago," and used it to break the back of the
> Carter campaign. Americans understand this.
>
> The Republicans are not perfect, but they are better than the
> alternative. Mitt Romney is far from perfect and my expectations of
> him are very low. However, he is not an anti-American Marxist and he
> is the only alternative to the anti-American Marxist in the White
> House.
>
> Republicans, if you get serious about messaging you can destroy the
> Democrats in this election.
>
> The question we all have is, are you?
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Re: Exxon and Oil Companies Thank You For Your Donations To Their Prosperity!
We should bury Brucie Girl and all LibbieLoons in a pit so they can
become oil for
future generations !
On May 1, 12:05 pm, Bruce Majors <majors.br...@gmail.com> wrote:
> We should bury Tmmy and all Democrats in a pit so they can become oil for
> future generations
>
> On Tuesday, May 1, 2012, THE ANNOINTED ONE <markmka...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Yeah, and for all the work they do and all the logistics they overcome
> > they actually earn 7 cents on a gallon of gas or diesel while the
> > Government earns 18.4 cents per gallon of gas and 24.4 cents per
> > gallon of diesel... for doing nothing productive...
>
> > If anyone is doing the profiteering you claim... it is Uncle Sam
>
> > On May 1, 10:53 am, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Exxon and Oil Companies Thank You For Your Donations To Their Prosperity!
>
> >> Were you one of those folks paying over $4 a gallon this Spring? Well,
> >> the folks at Exxon want to thank you because they reported $9.5
> >> billion in profits. How did they spend it? Well ThinkProgres.org broke
> >> it down for us and you will be thrilled to know that Americans have
> >> been taken to the cleaners once again.
>
> >> The oil companies create a fake crisis to raise the prices at least
> >> once a year. Then they clean up on the profits, pay less taxes than
> >> you and I and figure out ways to make themselves richer while you
> >> become poorer because of their gas prices. Here is what
> >> ThinkProgress.org found out about Exxon's first quarter:
>
> >> $9.45 billion profits, or almost $104 million per day in the first
> >> three months of the year.
>
> >> 13 percent: The tax rate Exxon paid last year, lower than the average
> >> American family.
>
> >> 60 percent of its first quarter earnings, or $5.7 billion, on buying
> >> back stock. Became world's largest dividend payer by increasing
> >> dividends 21 percent.
>
> >> $1,091,000: Political contributions sent to federal politicians for
> >> the 2012 election cycle, making it the largest oil and gas spender.
>
> >> 91% of these contributions went to Republicans.
>
> >> More than $52,000,000: Lobbying for the first three years of the Obama
> >> presidency, 50 percent more than in the Bush Administration.
>
> >> $34.9 million: Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson's salary for 2011, a 20 percent
> raise.
>
> >> $52,300: Political contributions from Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson in the
> >> 2012 cycle, alone.
>
> >> No. 2: Fortune 500 list of richest companies and for highest-paid CEO.
>
> >> Exxon not only used 60 percent of its Q1 profits to buy back its
> >> stocks, enriching executives and largest shareholders, but it funnels
> >> money through political groups like American Legislative Exchange
> >> Council (ALEC) and American Petroleum Institute, to influence
> >> legislation in its favor.
>
> >> More:
>
> http://www.davidmixner.com/2012/04/exxon-thank-you-for-your-donations...
>
>
>
>
>
> >> --
> >> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> >> Have a great day,
> >> Tommy
>
> >> --
> >> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> >> Have a great day,
> >> Tommy
>
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become oil for
future generations !
On May 1, 12:05 pm, Bruce Majors <majors.br...@gmail.com> wrote:
> We should bury Tmmy and all Democrats in a pit so they can become oil for
> future generations
>
> On Tuesday, May 1, 2012, THE ANNOINTED ONE <markmka...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Yeah, and for all the work they do and all the logistics they overcome
> > they actually earn 7 cents on a gallon of gas or diesel while the
> > Government earns 18.4 cents per gallon of gas and 24.4 cents per
> > gallon of diesel... for doing nothing productive...
>
> > If anyone is doing the profiteering you claim... it is Uncle Sam
>
> > On May 1, 10:53 am, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Exxon and Oil Companies Thank You For Your Donations To Their Prosperity!
>
> >> Were you one of those folks paying over $4 a gallon this Spring? Well,
> >> the folks at Exxon want to thank you because they reported $9.5
> >> billion in profits. How did they spend it? Well ThinkProgres.org broke
> >> it down for us and you will be thrilled to know that Americans have
> >> been taken to the cleaners once again.
>
> >> The oil companies create a fake crisis to raise the prices at least
> >> once a year. Then they clean up on the profits, pay less taxes than
> >> you and I and figure out ways to make themselves richer while you
> >> become poorer because of their gas prices. Here is what
> >> ThinkProgress.org found out about Exxon's first quarter:
>
> >> $9.45 billion profits, or almost $104 million per day in the first
> >> three months of the year.
>
> >> 13 percent: The tax rate Exxon paid last year, lower than the average
> >> American family.
>
> >> 60 percent of its first quarter earnings, or $5.7 billion, on buying
> >> back stock. Became world's largest dividend payer by increasing
> >> dividends 21 percent.
>
> >> $1,091,000: Political contributions sent to federal politicians for
> >> the 2012 election cycle, making it the largest oil and gas spender.
>
> >> 91% of these contributions went to Republicans.
>
> >> More than $52,000,000: Lobbying for the first three years of the Obama
> >> presidency, 50 percent more than in the Bush Administration.
>
> >> $34.9 million: Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson's salary for 2011, a 20 percent
> raise.
>
> >> $52,300: Political contributions from Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson in the
> >> 2012 cycle, alone.
>
> >> No. 2: Fortune 500 list of richest companies and for highest-paid CEO.
>
> >> Exxon not only used 60 percent of its Q1 profits to buy back its
> >> stocks, enriching executives and largest shareholders, but it funnels
> >> money through political groups like American Legislative Exchange
> >> Council (ALEC) and American Petroleum Institute, to influence
> >> legislation in its favor.
>
> >> More:
>
> http://www.davidmixner.com/2012/04/exxon-thank-you-for-your-donations...
>
>
>
>
>
> >> --
> >> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> >> Have a great day,
> >> Tommy
>
> >> --
> >> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> >> Have a great day,
> >> Tommy
>
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Re: Young women today have it tough…
*Miss Ramos filed a complaint with the Human Rights Commission, but
officials told her they could not investigate because size
discrimination
is not illegal.*
---
yet
http://www.naafaonline.com/dev2/
http://www.cswd.org/
On May 1, 10:37 am, Travis <baconl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> **
> New post on *Fellowship of the Minds*
> <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/> Young women today
> have it tough…<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/young-women-today-h...>by
> DCG <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/>
>
> <http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/crazy-girl.jpg>
>
> Jordan Ramos slammed bouncers at Union Bar
> College student sues after bouncer wouldn't let her dance on bar because
> she was too fat
>
> Daily Mail<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136824/Jordan-Ramos-College-...>:
> A 21-year-old woman has accused the bouncers at her local pub of
> discrimination after she was banned from dancing on the bar *because she
> was told she was too fat*.
>
> ABC News<http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/04/plus-sized-college-stud...>reports
> Jordan Ramos, a student at the University of Iowa,
> *who describes herself as 'plus-sized'*, says she was with friends at Union
> Bar in Iowa City last month when she tried to climb onto the bar. Miss
> Ramos says *she was told to get back on the floor because she 'was not
> pretty enough' and was 'obviously pregnant'*.
>
> She told the network she waited until a few girls stepped off to make room
> and tried a second time to stand on the platform - but was stopped again.
> Miss Ramos said a friend confronted the manager, but he refused to discuss
> the matter and asked the women to leave.
>
> *'There was only one difference: I am a plus-sized individual,'* she told
> ABC. 'The bouncer said "Look, you will never get up on this platform. Go
> back to the dance floor where you belong."'
>
> She returned to the bar again on April 14, and was again rejected. 'He
> said, "*You're not pretty enough and you're pregnant.*" I said, "I can tell
> you with 100 percent certainty that I am not pregnant." He then looked at
> my stomach and said, "You obviously are." They knew I was not pregnant; *it
> was their way of calling me fat without having to actually say it*,' she
> said.
>
> *Miss Ramos filed a complaint with the Human Rights Commission, but
> officials told her they could not investigate because size discrimination
> is not illegal.*
>
> *The incidents, she said, have made her question her worth. *She told the Des
> Moines Register<http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120428/NEWS/120428003/Stud...>:
> 'It made me start questioning myself and thinking, "*Are my friends so much
> better than me?" I know they're thinner, but those bouncers made them seem
> more valuable.*'
>
> She told the website she was surprised the incidents took place in Iowa
> City, which she considers 'open-minded'. 'We all paid the same cover to get
> into the Union, but we're not given access to all the same things they have
> to offer,' she said. '*I feel like it is their job to provide everybody a
> great time, especially if everybody pays the same price.*'
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> First of all, I know Jordan is young and dancing on a bar may sound like
> fun. But girlfriend, if that is the measurement of your worth, you need to
> really do some soul-searching. A fulfilled life is so much more than
> dancing on a bar. Love, family, God, a calling - that defines your worth.
>
> I don't blame Jordan completely for her insecurities. The media make women
> into something the majority of us are not - hot, model-like, skinny babes.
> Check out a few blatant examples below.
>
> *<http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/kimora-lee-simmo...>
> *
>
> *Photoshop of Kimora Lee Simmons, obviously not that skinny*
>
> * <http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/faith-hill.jpg>*
>
> *Photoshop of Faith Hill, looking quite normal in the picture on the left*
>
> *<http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/cameron-diaz-cin...>
> *
>
> *Photoshop of Cameron Diaz with her "chipmunk cheeks" virtually erased*
>
> I wish young girls didn't 1) feel so much pressure to be skinny, and 2)
> measure their "worth" by whether or not they are allowed to dance on a bar
> or are skinny. Woman should embrace their looks or try working out if you
> need to lose some weight, or accept your body as is.
>
> After all, the true meaning of what you do with your life won't be measured
> by dancing on a bar nor having a Photoshopped magazine cover. If you can
> embrace that concept you just might have a good time in life!
>
> DCG
>
> *DCG <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/>* | May 1,
> 2012 at 3:23 am | Categories: Culture
> War<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=20812>,
> Media <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=292> | URL:http://wp.me/pKuKY-dZP
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officials told her they could not investigate because size
discrimination
is not illegal.*
---
yet
http://www.naafaonline.com/dev2/
http://www.cswd.org/
On May 1, 10:37 am, Travis <baconl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> **
> New post on *Fellowship of the Minds*
> <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/> Young women today
> have it tough…<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/young-women-today-h...>by
> DCG <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/>
>
> <http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/crazy-girl.jpg>
>
> Jordan Ramos slammed bouncers at Union Bar
> College student sues after bouncer wouldn't let her dance on bar because
> she was too fat
>
> Daily Mail<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136824/Jordan-Ramos-College-...>:
> A 21-year-old woman has accused the bouncers at her local pub of
> discrimination after she was banned from dancing on the bar *because she
> was told she was too fat*.
>
> ABC News<http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/04/plus-sized-college-stud...>reports
> Jordan Ramos, a student at the University of Iowa,
> *who describes herself as 'plus-sized'*, says she was with friends at Union
> Bar in Iowa City last month when she tried to climb onto the bar. Miss
> Ramos says *she was told to get back on the floor because she 'was not
> pretty enough' and was 'obviously pregnant'*.
>
> She told the network she waited until a few girls stepped off to make room
> and tried a second time to stand on the platform - but was stopped again.
> Miss Ramos said a friend confronted the manager, but he refused to discuss
> the matter and asked the women to leave.
>
> *'There was only one difference: I am a plus-sized individual,'* she told
> ABC. 'The bouncer said "Look, you will never get up on this platform. Go
> back to the dance floor where you belong."'
>
> She returned to the bar again on April 14, and was again rejected. 'He
> said, "*You're not pretty enough and you're pregnant.*" I said, "I can tell
> you with 100 percent certainty that I am not pregnant." He then looked at
> my stomach and said, "You obviously are." They knew I was not pregnant; *it
> was their way of calling me fat without having to actually say it*,' she
> said.
>
> *Miss Ramos filed a complaint with the Human Rights Commission, but
> officials told her they could not investigate because size discrimination
> is not illegal.*
>
> *The incidents, she said, have made her question her worth. *She told the Des
> Moines Register<http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120428/NEWS/120428003/Stud...>:
> 'It made me start questioning myself and thinking, "*Are my friends so much
> better than me?" I know they're thinner, but those bouncers made them seem
> more valuable.*'
>
> She told the website she was surprised the incidents took place in Iowa
> City, which she considers 'open-minded'. 'We all paid the same cover to get
> into the Union, but we're not given access to all the same things they have
> to offer,' she said. '*I feel like it is their job to provide everybody a
> great time, especially if everybody pays the same price.*'
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> First of all, I know Jordan is young and dancing on a bar may sound like
> fun. But girlfriend, if that is the measurement of your worth, you need to
> really do some soul-searching. A fulfilled life is so much more than
> dancing on a bar. Love, family, God, a calling - that defines your worth.
>
> I don't blame Jordan completely for her insecurities. The media make women
> into something the majority of us are not - hot, model-like, skinny babes.
> Check out a few blatant examples below.
>
> *<http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/kimora-lee-simmo...>
> *
>
> *Photoshop of Kimora Lee Simmons, obviously not that skinny*
>
> * <http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/faith-hill.jpg>*
>
> *Photoshop of Faith Hill, looking quite normal in the picture on the left*
>
> *<http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/cameron-diaz-cin...>
> *
>
> *Photoshop of Cameron Diaz with her "chipmunk cheeks" virtually erased*
>
> I wish young girls didn't 1) feel so much pressure to be skinny, and 2)
> measure their "worth" by whether or not they are allowed to dance on a bar
> or are skinny. Woman should embrace their looks or try working out if you
> need to lose some weight, or accept your body as is.
>
> After all, the true meaning of what you do with your life won't be measured
> by dancing on a bar nor having a Photoshopped magazine cover. If you can
> embrace that concept you just might have a good time in life!
>
> DCG
>
> *DCG <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/>* | May 1,
> 2012 at 3:23 am | Categories: Culture
> War<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=20812>,
> Media <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=292> | URL:http://wp.me/pKuKY-dZP
>
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Re: 13 Most Racist Things At The Jim Crow Museum Of Racist Memorabilia
http://www.icollector.com/images/1186/21051/21051_0454_1_lg.jpg
On Apr 30, 1:52 pm, Travis <baconl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.buzzfeed.com/jbrylah/13-most-racist-things-at-the-jim-crow...
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> http://www.buzzfeed.com/jbrylah/13-most-racist-things-at-the-jim-crow...
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Disregard These Election Predictions
Disregard These Predictions
By ANDREW ROSENTHAL
Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press
In this April 26, 2012 file photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio
speaks during his weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in
Washington.
John Boehner said last week that his party faces a "real challenge" in
holding its Congressional majority. "I would say that there is a
two-in-three chance that we win control of the House again," he said
on Fox News. Then he added, presumably for the benefit of those who
struggle with math, "but there's a one-in-three chance that we could
lose."
Also last week, Karl Rove released an electoral college map with 284
votes solidly for the president or leaning his way versus 172 for Mitt
Romney, and 82 toss-ups.
And on Monday, Politico reported that Dan Rather thinks "President
Obama is even money at best at this particular time…his odds right now
are 50/50 in my book."
Reporters quickly publicized all of these predictions, and readers
should just as quickly disregard them.
Mr. Boehner's forecast sounds more like a fundraising appeal than a
reasoned assessment. If you hand over just a little more cash for
attack ads, we're sure to win! Mr. Rather's 50/50 odds, in this age of
low 50s/high 40s elections, are no better than a shrug. Mr. Rove, who
at least based his opinion on polling averages, admits that data is
scarce in some states. "Look for 'lean Obama' states to shift to 'lean
Romney,'" he says in his polling notes, essentially conceding that the
final electoral map will look nothing like his mock-up. (Not in the
notes, but certainly implied: If you hand over just a little more cash
for attack ads, we're sure to win!)
In the spirit of flimsy bookmaking, here's my contribution: I would
say that there is a two-in-three chance that all of the above
predictions are meaningless, but there's a one-in-three chance they're
not.
More:
http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/30/disregard-these-predictions/?nl=opinion&emc=edit_ty_20120501
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By ANDREW ROSENTHAL
Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press
In this April 26, 2012 file photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio
speaks during his weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in
Washington.
John Boehner said last week that his party faces a "real challenge" in
holding its Congressional majority. "I would say that there is a
two-in-three chance that we win control of the House again," he said
on Fox News. Then he added, presumably for the benefit of those who
struggle with math, "but there's a one-in-three chance that we could
lose."
Also last week, Karl Rove released an electoral college map with 284
votes solidly for the president or leaning his way versus 172 for Mitt
Romney, and 82 toss-ups.
And on Monday, Politico reported that Dan Rather thinks "President
Obama is even money at best at this particular time…his odds right now
are 50/50 in my book."
Reporters quickly publicized all of these predictions, and readers
should just as quickly disregard them.
Mr. Boehner's forecast sounds more like a fundraising appeal than a
reasoned assessment. If you hand over just a little more cash for
attack ads, we're sure to win! Mr. Rather's 50/50 odds, in this age of
low 50s/high 40s elections, are no better than a shrug. Mr. Rove, who
at least based his opinion on polling averages, admits that data is
scarce in some states. "Look for 'lean Obama' states to shift to 'lean
Romney,'" he says in his polling notes, essentially conceding that the
final electoral map will look nothing like his mock-up. (Not in the
notes, but certainly implied: If you hand over just a little more cash
for attack ads, we're sure to win!)
In the spirit of flimsy bookmaking, here's my contribution: I would
say that there is a two-in-three chance that all of the above
predictions are meaningless, but there's a one-in-three chance they're
not.
More:
http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/30/disregard-these-predictions/?nl=opinion&emc=edit_ty_20120501
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Re: Exxon and Oil Companies Thank You For Your Donations To Their Prosperity!
We should bury Tmmy and all Democrats in a pit so they can become oil for future generations
On Tuesday, May 1, 2012, THE ANNOINTED ONE <markmkahle@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yeah, and for all the work they do and all the logistics they overcome
> they actually earn 7 cents on a gallon of gas or diesel while the
> Government earns 18.4 cents per gallon of gas and 24.4 cents per
> gallon of diesel... for doing nothing productive...
>
> If anyone is doing the profiteering you claim... it is Uncle Sam
>
>
>
> On May 1, 10:53 am, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Exxon and Oil Companies Thank You For Your Donations To Their Prosperity!
>>
>> Were you one of those folks paying over $4 a gallon this Spring? Well,
>> the folks at Exxon want to thank you because they reported $9.5
>> billion in profits. How did they spend it? Well ThinkProgres.org broke
>> it down for us and you will be thrilled to know that Americans have
>> been taken to the cleaners once again.
>>
>> The oil companies create a fake crisis to raise the prices at least
>> once a year. Then they clean up on the profits, pay less taxes than
>> you and I and figure out ways to make themselves richer while you
>> become poorer because of their gas prices. Here is what
>> ThinkProgress.org found out about Exxon's first quarter:
>>
>> $9.45 billion profits, or almost $104 million per day in the first
>> three months of the year.
>>
>> 13 percent: The tax rate Exxon paid last year, lower than the average
>> American family.
>>
>> 60 percent of its first quarter earnings, or $5.7 billion, on buying
>> back stock. Became world's largest dividend payer by increasing
>> dividends 21 percent.
>>
>> $1,091,000: Political contributions sent to federal politicians for
>> the 2012 election cycle, making it the largest oil and gas spender.
>>
>> 91% of these contributions went to Republicans.
>>
>> More than $52,000,000: Lobbying for the first three years of the Obama
>> presidency, 50 percent more than in the Bush Administration.
>>
>> $34.9 million: Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson's salary for 2011, a 20 percent raise.
>>
>> $52,300: Political contributions from Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson in the
>> 2012 cycle, alone.
>>
>> No. 2: Fortune 500 list of richest companies and for highest-paid CEO.
>>
>> Exxon not only used 60 percent of its Q1 profits to buy back its
>> stocks, enriching executives and largest shareholders, but it funnels
>> money through political groups like American Legislative Exchange
>> Council (ALEC) and American Petroleum Institute, to influence
>> legislation in its favor.
>>
>> More:http://www.davidmixner.com/2012/04/exxon-thank-you-for-your-donations...
>>
>> --
>> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
>> Have a great day,
>> Tommy
>>
>> --
>> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
>> Have a great day,
>> Tommy
>
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On Tuesday, May 1, 2012, THE ANNOINTED ONE <markmkahle@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yeah, and for all the work they do and all the logistics they overcome
> they actually earn 7 cents on a gallon of gas or diesel while the
> Government earns 18.4 cents per gallon of gas and 24.4 cents per
> gallon of diesel... for doing nothing productive...
>
> If anyone is doing the profiteering you claim... it is Uncle Sam
>
>
>
> On May 1, 10:53 am, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Exxon and Oil Companies Thank You For Your Donations To Their Prosperity!
>>
>> Were you one of those folks paying over $4 a gallon this Spring? Well,
>> the folks at Exxon want to thank you because they reported $9.5
>> billion in profits. How did they spend it? Well ThinkProgres.org broke
>> it down for us and you will be thrilled to know that Americans have
>> been taken to the cleaners once again.
>>
>> The oil companies create a fake crisis to raise the prices at least
>> once a year. Then they clean up on the profits, pay less taxes than
>> you and I and figure out ways to make themselves richer while you
>> become poorer because of their gas prices. Here is what
>> ThinkProgress.org found out about Exxon's first quarter:
>>
>> $9.45 billion profits, or almost $104 million per day in the first
>> three months of the year.
>>
>> 13 percent: The tax rate Exxon paid last year, lower than the average
>> American family.
>>
>> 60 percent of its first quarter earnings, or $5.7 billion, on buying
>> back stock. Became world's largest dividend payer by increasing
>> dividends 21 percent.
>>
>> $1,091,000: Political contributions sent to federal politicians for
>> the 2012 election cycle, making it the largest oil and gas spender.
>>
>> 91% of these contributions went to Republicans.
>>
>> More than $52,000,000: Lobbying for the first three years of the Obama
>> presidency, 50 percent more than in the Bush Administration.
>>
>> $34.9 million: Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson's salary for 2011, a 20 percent raise.
>>
>> $52,300: Political contributions from Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson in the
>> 2012 cycle, alone.
>>
>> No. 2: Fortune 500 list of richest companies and for highest-paid CEO.
>>
>> Exxon not only used 60 percent of its Q1 profits to buy back its
>> stocks, enriching executives and largest shareholders, but it funnels
>> money through political groups like American Legislative Exchange
>> Council (ALEC) and American Petroleum Institute, to influence
>> legislation in its favor.
>>
>> More:http://www.davidmixner.com/2012/04/exxon-thank-you-for-your-donations...
>>
>> --
>> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
>> Have a great day,
>> Tommy
>>
>> --
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>> Have a great day,
>> Tommy
>
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Re: Exxon and Oil Companies Thank You For Your Donations To Their Prosperity!
Yeah, and for all the work they do and all the logistics they overcome
they actually earn 7 cents on a gallon of gas or diesel while the
Government earns 18.4 cents per gallon of gas and 24.4 cents per
gallon of diesel... for doing nothing productive...
If anyone is doing the profiteering you claim... it is Uncle Sam
On May 1, 10:53 am, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Exxon and Oil Companies Thank You For Your Donations To Their Prosperity!
>
> Were you one of those folks paying over $4 a gallon this Spring? Well,
> the folks at Exxon want to thank you because they reported $9.5
> billion in profits. How did they spend it? Well ThinkProgres.org broke
> it down for us and you will be thrilled to know that Americans have
> been taken to the cleaners once again.
>
> The oil companies create a fake crisis to raise the prices at least
> once a year. Then they clean up on the profits, pay less taxes than
> you and I and figure out ways to make themselves richer while you
> become poorer because of their gas prices. Here is what
> ThinkProgress.org found out about Exxon's first quarter:
>
> $9.45 billion profits, or almost $104 million per day in the first
> three months of the year.
>
> 13 percent: The tax rate Exxon paid last year, lower than the average
> American family.
>
> 60 percent of its first quarter earnings, or $5.7 billion, on buying
> back stock. Became world's largest dividend payer by increasing
> dividends 21 percent.
>
> $1,091,000: Political contributions sent to federal politicians for
> the 2012 election cycle, making it the largest oil and gas spender.
>
> 91% of these contributions went to Republicans.
>
> More than $52,000,000: Lobbying for the first three years of the Obama
> presidency, 50 percent more than in the Bush Administration.
>
> $34.9 million: Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson's salary for 2011, a 20 percent raise.
>
> $52,300: Political contributions from Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson in the
> 2012 cycle, alone.
>
> No. 2: Fortune 500 list of richest companies and for highest-paid CEO.
>
> Exxon not only used 60 percent of its Q1 profits to buy back its
> stocks, enriching executives and largest shareholders, but it funnels
> money through political groups like American Legislative Exchange
> Council (ALEC) and American Petroleum Institute, to influence
> legislation in its favor.
>
> More:http://www.davidmixner.com/2012/04/exxon-thank-you-for-your-donations...
>
> --
> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> Have a great day,
> Tommy
>
> --
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> Have a great day,
> Tommy
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they actually earn 7 cents on a gallon of gas or diesel while the
Government earns 18.4 cents per gallon of gas and 24.4 cents per
gallon of diesel... for doing nothing productive...
If anyone is doing the profiteering you claim... it is Uncle Sam
On May 1, 10:53 am, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Exxon and Oil Companies Thank You For Your Donations To Their Prosperity!
>
> Were you one of those folks paying over $4 a gallon this Spring? Well,
> the folks at Exxon want to thank you because they reported $9.5
> billion in profits. How did they spend it? Well ThinkProgres.org broke
> it down for us and you will be thrilled to know that Americans have
> been taken to the cleaners once again.
>
> The oil companies create a fake crisis to raise the prices at least
> once a year. Then they clean up on the profits, pay less taxes than
> you and I and figure out ways to make themselves richer while you
> become poorer because of their gas prices. Here is what
> ThinkProgress.org found out about Exxon's first quarter:
>
> $9.45 billion profits, or almost $104 million per day in the first
> three months of the year.
>
> 13 percent: The tax rate Exxon paid last year, lower than the average
> American family.
>
> 60 percent of its first quarter earnings, or $5.7 billion, on buying
> back stock. Became world's largest dividend payer by increasing
> dividends 21 percent.
>
> $1,091,000: Political contributions sent to federal politicians for
> the 2012 election cycle, making it the largest oil and gas spender.
>
> 91% of these contributions went to Republicans.
>
> More than $52,000,000: Lobbying for the first three years of the Obama
> presidency, 50 percent more than in the Bush Administration.
>
> $34.9 million: Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson's salary for 2011, a 20 percent raise.
>
> $52,300: Political contributions from Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson in the
> 2012 cycle, alone.
>
> No. 2: Fortune 500 list of richest companies and for highest-paid CEO.
>
> Exxon not only used 60 percent of its Q1 profits to buy back its
> stocks, enriching executives and largest shareholders, but it funnels
> money through political groups like American Legislative Exchange
> Council (ALEC) and American Petroleum Institute, to influence
> legislation in its favor.
>
> More:http://www.davidmixner.com/2012/04/exxon-thank-you-for-your-donations...
>
> --
> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> Have a great day,
> Tommy
>
> --
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> Have a great day,
> Tommy
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Exxon and Oil Companies Thank You For Your Donations To Their Prosperity!
Exxon and Oil Companies Thank You For Your Donations To Their Prosperity!
Were you one of those folks paying over $4 a gallon this Spring? Well,
the folks at Exxon want to thank you because they reported $9.5
billion in profits. How did they spend it? Well ThinkProgres.org broke
it down for us and you will be thrilled to know that Americans have
been taken to the cleaners once again.
The oil companies create a fake crisis to raise the prices at least
once a year. Then they clean up on the profits, pay less taxes than
you and I and figure out ways to make themselves richer while you
become poorer because of their gas prices. Here is what
ThinkProgress.org found out about Exxon's first quarter:
$9.45 billion profits, or almost $104 million per day in the first
three months of the year.
13 percent: The tax rate Exxon paid last year, lower than the average
American family.
60 percent of its first quarter earnings, or $5.7 billion, on buying
back stock. Became world's largest dividend payer by increasing
dividends 21 percent.
$1,091,000: Political contributions sent to federal politicians for
the 2012 election cycle, making it the largest oil and gas spender.
91% of these contributions went to Republicans.
More than $52,000,000: Lobbying for the first three years of the Obama
presidency, 50 percent more than in the Bush Administration.
$34.9 million: Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson's salary for 2011, a 20 percent raise.
$52,300: Political contributions from Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson in the
2012 cycle, alone.
No. 2: Fortune 500 list of richest companies and for highest-paid CEO.
Exxon not only used 60 percent of its Q1 profits to buy back its
stocks, enriching executives and largest shareholders, but it funnels
money through political groups like American Legislative Exchange
Council (ALEC) and American Petroleum Institute, to influence
legislation in its favor.
More:
http://www.davidmixner.com/2012/04/exxon-thank-you-for-your-donations-to-their-prosperity.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DavidMixnerCom+%28DavidMixner.com%29
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Were you one of those folks paying over $4 a gallon this Spring? Well,
the folks at Exxon want to thank you because they reported $9.5
billion in profits. How did they spend it? Well ThinkProgres.org broke
it down for us and you will be thrilled to know that Americans have
been taken to the cleaners once again.
The oil companies create a fake crisis to raise the prices at least
once a year. Then they clean up on the profits, pay less taxes than
you and I and figure out ways to make themselves richer while you
become poorer because of their gas prices. Here is what
ThinkProgress.org found out about Exxon's first quarter:
$9.45 billion profits, or almost $104 million per day in the first
three months of the year.
13 percent: The tax rate Exxon paid last year, lower than the average
American family.
60 percent of its first quarter earnings, or $5.7 billion, on buying
back stock. Became world's largest dividend payer by increasing
dividends 21 percent.
$1,091,000: Political contributions sent to federal politicians for
the 2012 election cycle, making it the largest oil and gas spender.
91% of these contributions went to Republicans.
More than $52,000,000: Lobbying for the first three years of the Obama
presidency, 50 percent more than in the Bush Administration.
$34.9 million: Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson's salary for 2011, a 20 percent raise.
$52,300: Political contributions from Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson in the
2012 cycle, alone.
No. 2: Fortune 500 list of richest companies and for highest-paid CEO.
Exxon not only used 60 percent of its Q1 profits to buy back its
stocks, enriching executives and largest shareholders, but it funnels
money through political groups like American Legislative Exchange
Council (ALEC) and American Petroleum Institute, to influence
legislation in its favor.
More:
http://www.davidmixner.com/2012/04/exxon-thank-you-for-your-donations-to-their-prosperity.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DavidMixnerCom+%28DavidMixner.com%29
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Russian police arrest 17 gay rights May Day protesters in St. Petersburg for "spreading gay propaganda"
Russian police arrest 17 gay rights May Day protesters in St. Petersburg
ST PETERSBURG, Russia | Tue May 1, 2012 9:53am EDT
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Russian police detained at least 17
gay rights demonstrators during May Day celebrations in St Petersburg
on Tuesday, a rights group said.
The detentions follow the adoption of a law by the city authorities
which imposes fines for spreading gay "propaganda" among minors, which
European diplomats have said lacks clarity and allows too much room
for interpretation by police.
Russian lawmakers are considering similar legislation nationwide.
Svetlana Barsukova, a member of St Petersburg-based homosexual rights
group "Coming Out", said various groups of gay rights activists had
been detained in different parts of the city after trying to unfurl
rainbow flags.
"(Activists) began to wave flags and (police) detained them," she said.
Olga Lenkova, a spokeswoman for Coming Out, said the 17 were being
charged with not cooperating with police.
U.S. pop star Madonna, who is due to perform in St Petersburg in
August, has said she will use her tour to speak out against what
homosexual groups have called increasing intolerance towards the
expression of homosexuality.
May Day parades in Russia are used by various activist groups as a
platform to demonstrate their cause.
Homosexuality, punishable with jail terms in the Soviet Union, was
decriminalized in Russia in 1993, but anti-gay prejudice runs deep and
much of the homosexual community remains largely underground.
The Russian Orthodox Church, whose influence has grown since the
collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, speaks out against homosexuality
and gay rights rallies have often ended in arrests.
(Reporting By Liza Dobkina, Writing by Thomas Grove)
More:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/01/us-russia-gay-detention-idUSBRE8400U620120501
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ST PETERSBURG, Russia | Tue May 1, 2012 9:53am EDT
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Russian police detained at least 17
gay rights demonstrators during May Day celebrations in St Petersburg
on Tuesday, a rights group said.
The detentions follow the adoption of a law by the city authorities
which imposes fines for spreading gay "propaganda" among minors, which
European diplomats have said lacks clarity and allows too much room
for interpretation by police.
Russian lawmakers are considering similar legislation nationwide.
Svetlana Barsukova, a member of St Petersburg-based homosexual rights
group "Coming Out", said various groups of gay rights activists had
been detained in different parts of the city after trying to unfurl
rainbow flags.
"(Activists) began to wave flags and (police) detained them," she said.
Olga Lenkova, a spokeswoman for Coming Out, said the 17 were being
charged with not cooperating with police.
U.S. pop star Madonna, who is due to perform in St Petersburg in
August, has said she will use her tour to speak out against what
homosexual groups have called increasing intolerance towards the
expression of homosexuality.
May Day parades in Russia are used by various activist groups as a
platform to demonstrate their cause.
Homosexuality, punishable with jail terms in the Soviet Union, was
decriminalized in Russia in 1993, but anti-gay prejudice runs deep and
much of the homosexual community remains largely underground.
The Russian Orthodox Church, whose influence has grown since the
collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, speaks out against homosexuality
and gay rights rallies have often ended in arrests.
(Reporting By Liza Dobkina, Writing by Thomas Grove)
More:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/01/us-russia-gay-detention-idUSBRE8400U620120501
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May Day Occupy General Strike Protest News Roundup
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world to mark ...
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Thousands Protest In Greek May Day Rallies Over Austerity
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The demonstration was one of many taking place across Europe on May
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Letters containing suspicious white powder arrived in the mail rooms
of Manhattan banks as well as City Hall today as a series of May Day
protests unfolded ...
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By JESSICA FIRGER, MAURA R. O'CONNOR and ALISON FOX Protesters kicked
off May Day in Midtown Manhattan with apparently peaceful pickets
outside the offices ...
A look at May Day moods around the world
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 1 hour ago
Photo: Bullit Marquez / AP People gather at the Puerta del Sol during
a May Day rally in the center of Madrid, Tuesday, May 1, 2012.
Aquino's May Day 'good news' met with stunned silence - Inquirer.net
Thousands Join May Day Protest in Manila - ABC News
Workers rally in Asia, Europe over wages, security - Taipei Times
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May Day Malones
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What was, however, is what is most concerning as we hurtle into May.
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...
May Day prompts both protests and celebrations across the globe
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May Day is usually celebrated as an international workers' holiday,
but some demonstrators have taken the day as a chance to rally against
income inequality ...
Cuban May Day Parade Draws Thousands
By Jeff Franks | HAVANA (Reuters) - A red-tinged sea of Cubans marched
through Havana's Revolution Square on Tuesday in a May Day parade that
affirmed the ...
Raul Castro heads Cuba's May Day procession - Zee News
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Washington Post - 1 hour ago
A look at some of the moods during May Day protests Tuesday around the
world. SPAIN: Deep gloom. Tens of thousands of Spanish protesters
joined ...
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May Day prompts both protests and celebrations across the globe
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May Day is usually celebrated as an international workers' holiday,
but some demonstrators have taken the day as a chance to rally against
income inequality ...
May Day protests
The Seattle Times - 10 hours ago
May Day protests, marches and entertainment are likely to cause
traffic disruptions in Seattle on Tuesday. Authorities are warning
that there's a ...
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Spaniards March on May Day in Second Protest in Three Days
Bloomberg - 3 hours ago
In Barcelona, about 16000 people took part in the traditional May Day
demonstration, said a police official in the city who declined to be
named.
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Taksim Square in Istanbul. A musician plays during a May Day rally on
Independence ...
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CNBC.com - 4 hours ago
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elections in France ...
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May Day protesters block access to Bank of America on State
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May Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
May Day on May 1 is an ancient Northern Hemisphere spring festival and usually
a public holiday; it is also a traditional spring holiday in many cultures.
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thousands of workers are taking to the streets in cities around the
world to mark ...
May Day traffic detours set for 14 rally spots - Jakarta Post
May Day protests are widespread across Asia - AFP
Workers around the world mark May Day - Aljazeera.com
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The demonstration was one of many taking place across Europe on May
Day, a holiday in many countries for celebrations and protests for
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Roundup: European May Day rallies protest austerity - CNN (blog)
A look at May Day moods around the world - Atlanta Journal Constitution
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Letters containing suspicious white powder arrived in the mail rooms
of Manhattan banks as well as City Hall today as a series of May Day
protests unfolded ...
Envelopes With White Powder Sent to Mayor and 6 Banks - New York Times
Occupy Wall Street denies link to May Day white powder bank scare - CBS News
White Powder Sent to Banks Was Cornstarch, Police Say - Bloomberg
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May Day Protests Spread Across Manhattan
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off May Day in Midtown Manhattan with apparently peaceful pickets
outside the offices ...
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Seattle Post Intelligencer - 1 hour ago
Photo: Bullit Marquez / AP People gather at the Puerta del Sol during
a May Day rally in the center of Madrid, Tuesday, May 1, 2012.
Aquino's May Day 'good news' met with stunned silence - Inquirer.net
Thousands Join May Day Protest in Manila - ABC News
Workers rally in Asia, Europe over wages, security - Taipei Times
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Boston.com - 2 hours ago
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...
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but some demonstrators have taken the day as a chance to rally against
income inequality ...
Cuban May Day Parade Draws Thousands
By Jeff Franks | HAVANA (Reuters) - A red-tinged sea of Cubans marched
through Havana's Revolution Square on Tuesday in a May Day parade that
affirmed the ...
Raul Castro heads Cuba's May Day procession - Zee News
all 29 news articles »
A look at May Day moods at protests around the world: Gloom, anger ...
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
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world. SPAIN: Deep gloom. Tens of thousands of Spanish protesters
joined ...
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all 58 news articles »
May Day prompts both protests and celebrations across the globe
Washington Post - 29 minutes ago
May Day is usually celebrated as an international workers' holiday,
but some demonstrators have taken the day as a chance to rally against
income inequality ...
May Day protests
The Seattle Times - 10 hours ago
May Day protests, marches and entertainment are likely to cause
traffic disruptions in Seattle on Tuesday. Authorities are warning
that there's a ...
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all 104 news articles »
Spaniards March on May Day in Second Protest in Three Days
Bloomberg - 3 hours ago
In Barcelona, about 16000 people took part in the traditional May Day
demonstration, said a police official in the city who declined to be
named.
Spain faces wave of anti-austerity rallies - Financial Times
all 383 news articles »
May Day Surprises, Dollar Mixed
Business Insider - 5 hours ago
The May Day holiday has limited market participation, but has not
prevented surprises. The Reserve Bank of Australia kicked it off the
celebration with a 50 ...
Japan shares down in Asia - The Australian
all 1915 news articles »
May Day around the world
USA TODAY - 1 hour ago
Thousands of Turkish protesters gather for a May Day celebration at
Taksim Square in Istanbul. A musician plays during a May Day rally on
Independence ...
Europe's 'May Day' Not All About Barbecues
CNBC.com - 4 hours ago
May Day, Europe's equivalent to the US Labor Day, is traditionally a
protest day, a symbol for workers and trade unions, but upcoming
elections in France ...
French candidates take election battle to May Day - Reuters
May Day fetes turn into campaign rallies - UPI.com
BBC News - International Business Times
all 954 news articles »
May Day protesters block access to Bank of America on State
Chicago Sun-Times - 5 minutes ago
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include members of the Occupy movement along with it usual focus on
immigrant rights.
Labor, immigration, Occupy activists join for May Day protests ... -
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May Day Occupy General Strike Protests Spread Across Manhattan
May Day Protests Spread Across Manhattan
Protesters kicked off May Day in Midtown Manhattan with apparently
peaceful pickets outside the offices of major corporations and dozens
of smaller targets, including restaurants and bank branches.
Early rains seemed to dampen turnout Tuesday morning, but as the skies
let up more demonstrators streamed into Bryant Park, the staging area
designated by organizers from Occupy Wall Street, labor unions and
immigrant groups. From there, protesters fanned out to picket lines
across Midtown.
Police spent the morning shuttling between protest gatherings and had
put up barricades around Union Square, the planned site of a rally
later Tuesday.
The organizers see Tuesday's events as the opening of a new era for
the anti-corporate movement, with a reinvigorated alliance that will
extend into the coming months. But the day of marches across Manhattan
is also a test of whether Occupy Wall Street's strength and popular
appeal will reignite after a dormant winter. A fizzled May Day could
signal the end of organizers' ability to draw mainstream support.
More on May Day
Metropolis: 'Occupy' Plans May Day of Moving Protests May Day Rallies
Hit Europe
Occupy Wall Street has been planning since January for a spring
resurgence, and organizers selected May Day—a workers' holiday
observed in many countries but usually ignored in the U.S.—as their
coming out. But organizers on Friday acknowledged the morning rains as
an early obstacle.
"It's hard to say, but the rain certainly never helps," said Mark
Bray, a designated media spokesman, as he stood outside the Bank of
America BAC +2.70%building. "People are going to trickle in as the day
rolls on. When it's all said and done, it's going to be a good
turnout."
Groups of pickets came together and departed from Bryant Park
throughout the morning, heading off to select locations in Midtown.
With dozens of places on the picket list, some were just stopping
points on the way to other locations.
Leon Egberts, a 24-year-old student from the Netherlands, held a sign
to gather additional protesters: "Chase CCF -1.41%needs bodies," it
read, a reference to planned picket outside a bank branch.
"We announce when pickets are leaving, when they're successful, when
we need more people," Mr. Egberts said. Most of the pickets, he said,
would last for about two hours, or until police arrive to break them
up.
Outside the New York Times NYT +0.55%building on Eighth Avenue and
40th Street, the crowd of protesters seemed to disperse as they were
approached by police.
Mr. Bray said that was part of the plan. "Some of the picket lines are
temporary, then move on to something else," he said. "It's not a
cat-and-mouse thing."
Among the biggest targets of sustained picketing so far is Bank of
America, which is located near Bryant Park, and the News Corp. NWSA
+1.86%Building five blocks north. (News Corp. is the parent company of
The Wall Street Journal.)
Bank branches have also become popular targets, with those in the path
of marches attracting protesters' ire.
Outside the Bank of America building on Sixth Avenue, a line of metal
barricades hooked together blocked the entrances. Building security
used a barricade as a checkpoint for employees, checking IDs for those
trying to enter the building.
Almost as many police officers—some in riot gear—were stationed near
the building as there were protestors in the early hours. Moving in a
circle, about 50 picketers chanted "Liars and thieves protected by
police" and "Hey Hey, BoA, how many homes did you take today."
Brad Shields, 54, traveled from his hometown of Honolulu to volunteer
with Occupy Wall Street. He staffed an information table with May Day
maps covered in clear duct, an improvised waterproofing technique in
the face of the early drizzle.
He said he spent $700 on his flight to New York, and simply showed up
at Bryant Park on Friday morning to volunteer. "I'm very inspired by
you people and the energy of this movement," said Mr. Shields, a
freelance photographer. "It's been very well organized. It's sort of
like a Quaker-style decision-making."
At one early picket site, outside ABC's television studios in Times
Square, a handful of union workers gathered in front of the windowed
set used in live broadcasts. William Bores, a technical director for
the network and a member of Local 16, held a sign reading, "Disney DIS
+1.66%/ABC unfair to union workers."
"We have to do whatever we can to draw attention both for the public
and also ABC," said Mr. Bores, who said he has been working without a
contract for 14 months.
"I don't want to hurt my company," he said about the protest, "but at
the same time if they don't listen at the negotiation table, they will
have to listen to us on the street."
The grievances varied depending on the organization being picketed.
About 40 blocks south of Bryant Park, some 80 New York University
students, faculty, local residents protested outside Bobst Library.
The picket signs included slogans like "Education is a right not a
commodity" and "Expand minds not NYU's campus."
Dennis Geronimus, associate professor of art history at NYU, was in
the picket line and said he opposed the university's expansion plans.
"This is a critical moment and if we don't do something to stop this
now it's going to compromise the university not only fiscally but
intellectually," he said.
"One of the best things that Occupy has done is make it so protests in
the streets are not totally anomalous," said Stuart Schrader, a PhD
candidate in American studies at NYU.
—Pervaiz Shallwani contributed to this story.
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Protesters kicked off May Day in Midtown Manhattan with apparently
peaceful pickets outside the offices of major corporations and dozens
of smaller targets, including restaurants and bank branches.
Early rains seemed to dampen turnout Tuesday morning, but as the skies
let up more demonstrators streamed into Bryant Park, the staging area
designated by organizers from Occupy Wall Street, labor unions and
immigrant groups. From there, protesters fanned out to picket lines
across Midtown.
Police spent the morning shuttling between protest gatherings and had
put up barricades around Union Square, the planned site of a rally
later Tuesday.
The organizers see Tuesday's events as the opening of a new era for
the anti-corporate movement, with a reinvigorated alliance that will
extend into the coming months. But the day of marches across Manhattan
is also a test of whether Occupy Wall Street's strength and popular
appeal will reignite after a dormant winter. A fizzled May Day could
signal the end of organizers' ability to draw mainstream support.
More on May Day
Metropolis: 'Occupy' Plans May Day of Moving Protests May Day Rallies
Hit Europe
Occupy Wall Street has been planning since January for a spring
resurgence, and organizers selected May Day—a workers' holiday
observed in many countries but usually ignored in the U.S.—as their
coming out. But organizers on Friday acknowledged the morning rains as
an early obstacle.
"It's hard to say, but the rain certainly never helps," said Mark
Bray, a designated media spokesman, as he stood outside the Bank of
America BAC +2.70%building. "People are going to trickle in as the day
rolls on. When it's all said and done, it's going to be a good
turnout."
Groups of pickets came together and departed from Bryant Park
throughout the morning, heading off to select locations in Midtown.
With dozens of places on the picket list, some were just stopping
points on the way to other locations.
Leon Egberts, a 24-year-old student from the Netherlands, held a sign
to gather additional protesters: "Chase CCF -1.41%needs bodies," it
read, a reference to planned picket outside a bank branch.
"We announce when pickets are leaving, when they're successful, when
we need more people," Mr. Egberts said. Most of the pickets, he said,
would last for about two hours, or until police arrive to break them
up.
Outside the New York Times NYT +0.55%building on Eighth Avenue and
40th Street, the crowd of protesters seemed to disperse as they were
approached by police.
Mr. Bray said that was part of the plan. "Some of the picket lines are
temporary, then move on to something else," he said. "It's not a
cat-and-mouse thing."
Among the biggest targets of sustained picketing so far is Bank of
America, which is located near Bryant Park, and the News Corp. NWSA
+1.86%Building five blocks north. (News Corp. is the parent company of
The Wall Street Journal.)
Bank branches have also become popular targets, with those in the path
of marches attracting protesters' ire.
Outside the Bank of America building on Sixth Avenue, a line of metal
barricades hooked together blocked the entrances. Building security
used a barricade as a checkpoint for employees, checking IDs for those
trying to enter the building.
Almost as many police officers—some in riot gear—were stationed near
the building as there were protestors in the early hours. Moving in a
circle, about 50 picketers chanted "Liars and thieves protected by
police" and "Hey Hey, BoA, how many homes did you take today."
Brad Shields, 54, traveled from his hometown of Honolulu to volunteer
with Occupy Wall Street. He staffed an information table with May Day
maps covered in clear duct, an improvised waterproofing technique in
the face of the early drizzle.
He said he spent $700 on his flight to New York, and simply showed up
at Bryant Park on Friday morning to volunteer. "I'm very inspired by
you people and the energy of this movement," said Mr. Shields, a
freelance photographer. "It's been very well organized. It's sort of
like a Quaker-style decision-making."
At one early picket site, outside ABC's television studios in Times
Square, a handful of union workers gathered in front of the windowed
set used in live broadcasts. William Bores, a technical director for
the network and a member of Local 16, held a sign reading, "Disney DIS
+1.66%/ABC unfair to union workers."
"We have to do whatever we can to draw attention both for the public
and also ABC," said Mr. Bores, who said he has been working without a
contract for 14 months.
"I don't want to hurt my company," he said about the protest, "but at
the same time if they don't listen at the negotiation table, they will
have to listen to us on the street."
The grievances varied depending on the organization being picketed.
About 40 blocks south of Bryant Park, some 80 New York University
students, faculty, local residents protested outside Bobst Library.
The picket signs included slogans like "Education is a right not a
commodity" and "Expand minds not NYU's campus."
Dennis Geronimus, associate professor of art history at NYU, was in
the picket line and said he opposed the university's expansion plans.
"This is a critical moment and if we don't do something to stop this
now it's going to compromise the university not only fiscally but
intellectually," he said.
"One of the best things that Occupy has done is make it so protests in
the streets are not totally anomalous," said Stuart Schrader, a PhD
candidate in American studies at NYU.
—Pervaiz Shallwani contributed to this story.
More:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303916904577377920592687492.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
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